HOOKS v. STATE

No. S14A0997.

764 S.E.2d 409 (2014)

HOOKS v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

October 6, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin David Goldberg , The Law Office of Ben Goldberg, LLC, Mableton, for appellant.

Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Asst. Atty. Gen., Samuel S. Olens , Atty. Gen., Meghan Hobbs Hill , Asst. Atty. Gen., Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Dep. Atty. Gen., Department of Law, Paul L. Howard, Jr. , Dist. Atty., Paige Reese Whitaker , Dep. Dist. Atty., Joshua Daniel Morrison , Senior Asst. Dist. Atty., Atlanta, for appellee.


BLACKWELL, Justice.

Alton Hooks was tried by a Fulton County jury and convicted of the murder of Diane Gibbs, the murder of Jimmy Gibbs, and the unlawful possession of a knife during the commission of a felony. Hooks appeals, contending that the evidence is legally insufficient to sustain his convictions, that the trial court erred when it denied his motion for a mistrial, and that it erred when it admitted certain evidence. Upon our review of the record and briefs...

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